Search and Replace Tool (SRT)

'search1=replace1:search2=replace2: ... :searchn=replacen'

':'                separates two commands
'='                separates the search from the replace string
'\'                Escape symbol
'\\'               the '\' symbol itself
'\n'               newline
'\t'               tabulator
'\:'               ':'
'\='               '='
'\?'               '?'
'\*'               '*'

'?'                single letter wildcard
'*'                multi letter wildcard

'?'                a reference to the corresponding single
                   letter wildcard in the search string
                   (if no digit or '(' follows).
'?n'               n = { 1,...,9 }
                   a reference to the n'th single letter wildcard
                   in the search string
'*'                a reference to the corresponding multi
                   letter wildcard in the search string
                   (no digit or '(' follows).
'*n'               n = { 1,...,9 }
                   a reference to the n'th multi letter wildcard
                   in the search string
'*(key)'           the value of the database field named 'key' (or '' - see below)
'*([key]#default)' value of DB field 'key' (if empty or missing -> return 'default')
'*([key]\:nsrt)'   invokes the SRT recursively on the value of DB field 'key' (or on '')
                   (Note: all ':' have to be escaped using '\')
'*([key]|ACI)'     invokes ACI (see ´ARB Command Interpreter (ACI)´) on the value of DB field 'key' (or on '')
        

Note: all above "*(key...)"-constructs read the content of DB field 'key'. If no fieldname is specified (possible where '[key]' is used in the description above) or if the field does not exists, an empty string is used instead.

replaces all    par to paw
                pbr to pbw
                pcr to pcw ...

swaps the two letters between p and r

replaces only the first 'a' by 'b'

Replaces the first word by its first letter + '.'

replaces all ':' by <newline>

appends the database field <key1>. if <key1> does not exists append nothing

appends the database field <key1> if <key1> does not exists append 'no info'

The value of 'key2' with all spaces removed

the value of the database entry 'key2', but all '.' and '-' characters removed